Council happy to lobby for more mine fire clean-up funds

The Latrobe City Council says it will advocate for more Victorian Government funding to clean houses affected by the Hazelwood mine fire if residents are unhappy with what is on offer.

The council has cleaned 35 houses out of the 437 registered households since the package was announced two weeks ago.

David Elder from the council says the lag is due to the amount of time it has taken to appoint contractors, not due to a lack of State Government funding.

He says if people are unhappy with the type of help available they should call the council so it can advocate for more State Government funding.

"We're recording that for that very purpose, so that we can advocate on behalf of our residents, and if it's a quantum of people that are concerned, then we're certainly feeding that back to the Government and they'll reassess as required," he said.

A Morwell South resident says the mine's operator, GDF Suez, should be helping to pay for a major clean-up.

Resident Pam Azlin says the help being offered through the council is inadequate.

"They came across and cleaned the footpaths apparently the other day, that was great but didn't clean my driveway or my house or my roof or my walls or everything else that needs cleaning" she said.